Politics

An analysis of state and national news from political scientists Sara Mitchell of the University of Iowa and Jonathan Hassid of Iowa State University.

The longtime host of Iowa Press talks about his work as Iowa's moderator and his tenuous position looking for both sides of the issues.

There's a lot to win and a lot to lose this weekend in Ames as the Hawkeyes take on the Cyclones.

Host Ben Kieffer is joined by political scientists Donna Hoffman and Chris Larimer of the University of Northern Iowa to talk about the top political stories from around the country.

Republicans hit Biden hard over withdrawal from Afghanistan.

Host Ben Kieffer speaks with political scientists Rachel Caufield of Drake University and Jim McCormick of Iowa State University about the collapse of Afghanistan, and the U.S. House passing a $3.5 trillion budget plan.

Host Ben Kieffer speaks with political scientists Sara Mitchell of the University of Iowa and Wayne Moyer of Grinnell College about the collapse of the Afghan government and the Taliban seizing control of the capital city of Kabul.

After months of negotiations, the Biden administration's signature spending package made it through the Senate. Analysts discuss what it could do for Iowa streets, bridges and rail lines.

This investigation could answer key questions surrounding the insurrection. But will facts matter to some politicians pushing false notions about what happened?

Republicans try to squash the vaccine hesitation members of the party stoked. But is this messaging too late?